पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 4, 2038 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra297.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha334.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.58°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra272.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani137.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:46
Yamaganda05:57 – 07:25
Gulika Kāla08:53 – 10:21
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:57 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:25 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:53 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:49 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:46 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:14 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:42 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:14 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:46 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:49 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 02:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:53 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:25 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877021.27
Julian Day2465486.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3862°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.61°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.3862°), declination -6.46°, EoT -12.45 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2038-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)